Mike Beaudoin sings about being ‘satisfied’
Mike Beaudoin sings about being ‘satisfied’
Contest allows participants to sing the praises of Snickers
By Lucas Knowles
Editor
Mike Beaudoin’s song about a Snickers bar being fuel for a superhero might win him $25,000.
Beaudoin, a Scarborough resident, sent in an entry for the Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” after hearing about it from his sister.
“My sister saw it on TV and she told me about it…I hadn’t heard about it,” Beaudoin said. “I figured that tons of people were going to enter, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought it would be feasible (for me to enter).”
The Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” invited entrants to write a song and make a video and upload it to the internet. Those interested put their videos up on YouTube, a Web site devoted to homemade videos. From those entries, 10 semifinalists were named. Beaudoin’s video made that cut and now he has a chance to make it to the finals, which will be held in Los Angeles and where $25,000 in prize money will be up for grabs.
The top three finalists are determined by a vote of those logging on to YouTube. Voting ended this past Sunday, and at press time it looked likely that Beaudoin would be making a trip to Los Angeles for the finals.
Beaudoin is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a degree in sound recording. His concept for a song and video began with two ideas – he wanted to perform his song on the ukulele and his character in the video would be a superhero.
“I knew I wanted to (perform the song) on the ukulele, because a lot of people were using guitars, and I thought by using the ukulele, I would stand out more,” Beaudoin said. “The concept of a superhero came to me when I thought about when you eat a Snickers, how do you feel.”
Beaudoin’s video shows a young man who turns into a superhero after he starts munching on a Snickers bar. He sings about “crunchy caramel making him fly,” “creamy caramel helping him to read your mind,” “crunchy peanuts making him strong” and “creamy nougat helping him to save mankind.”
Beaudoin recorded the song in his home studio and the video was made shortly after. All in all, he said the process took approximately six hours.
When asked how he felt to be included in the semifinals, Beaudoin said he was “really excited.”
“I knew I had a good concept going,” he said.
The three finalists will be flown to Los Angeles and perform their songs at the House of Blues in front of a panel that will include pop star Nick Lachey. The winner will receive $25,000.
If he wins the $25,000, Beaudoin said he would save it and use it eventually to start his own production studio and maybe spend a little on himself.
“I would like to invest some serious money into a production studio, but I would probably splurge a little bit, too,” Beaudoin said.
And, in case you were wondering, Beaudoin enjoys having a Snickers bar occasionally.
“When I was in college, I would always get two Snickers between classes,” Beaudoin said. “It was kind of a joke between the people I knew.”
Contest allows participants to sing the praises of Snickers
By Lucas Knowles
Editor
Mike Beaudoin’s song about a Snickers bar being fuel for a superhero might win him $25,000.
Beaudoin, a Scarborough resident, sent in an entry for the Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” after hearing about it from his sister.
“My sister saw it on TV and she told me about it…I hadn’t heard about it,” Beaudoin said. “I figured that tons of people were going to enter, but the more I thought about it, the more I thought it would be feasible (for me to enter).”
The Snickers “Satisfaction Sing-Off Contest” invited entrants to write a song and make a video and upload it to the internet. Those interested put their videos up on YouTube, a Web site devoted to homemade videos. From those entries, 10 semifinalists were named. Beaudoin’s video made that cut and now he has a chance to make it to the finals, which will be held in Los Angeles and where $25,000 in prize money will be up for grabs.
The top three finalists are determined by a vote of those logging on to YouTube. Voting ended this past Sunday, and at press time it looked likely that Beaudoin would be making a trip to Los Angeles for the finals.
Beaudoin is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Lowell with a degree in sound recording. His concept for a song and video began with two ideas – he wanted to perform his song on the ukulele and his character in the video would be a superhero.
“I knew I wanted to (perform the song) on the ukulele, because a lot of people were using guitars, and I thought by using the ukulele, I would stand out more,” Beaudoin said. “The concept of a superhero came to me when I thought about when you eat a Snickers, how do you feel.”
Beaudoin’s video shows a young man who turns into a superhero after he starts munching on a Snickers bar. He sings about “crunchy caramel making him fly,” “creamy caramel helping him to read your mind,” “crunchy peanuts making him strong” and “creamy nougat helping him to save mankind.”
Beaudoin recorded the song in his home studio and the video was made shortly after. All in all, he said the process took approximately six hours.
When asked how he felt to be included in the semifinals, Beaudoin said he was “really excited.”
“I knew I had a good concept going,” he said.
The three finalists will be flown to Los Angeles and perform their songs at the House of Blues in front of a panel that will include pop star Nick Lachey. The winner will receive $25,000.
If he wins the $25,000, Beaudoin said he would save it and use it eventually to start his own production studio and maybe spend a little on himself.
“I would like to invest some serious money into a production studio, but I would probably splurge a little bit, too,” Beaudoin said.
And, in case you were wondering, Beaudoin enjoys having a Snickers bar occasionally.
“When I was in college, I would always get two Snickers between classes,” Beaudoin said. “It was kind of a joke between the people I knew.”
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